Thai Coconut Red Curry Soup with Shrimp

One of my favorite recipes to date!!

This week in Columbia has been VERY gloomy and rainy, which I absolutely love. The leaves are changing colors and it is really starting to feel a lot like fall. The gloomy weather makes want to eat soup, snuggle under blankets with the pups and Mark at home, and watch movies!

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Like most of you out there, both Mark and I have busy weeks with our jobs and normal every day happenings. A couple things we make sure to do every day (which has made our relationship stronger than ever):

1. Eat breakfast together – usually at our dining room table – no tv, no phones and I LOVE IT!
2. Eat dinner together
3. Say “I love you” and kiss each other goodnight

I know those things seem to be very off topic from food, and they somewhat are. Eating breakfast and dinner together every day gives us time to relax, enjoy each others company, and communicate. We use that time to talk about serious things like life, health, etc. or just to be silly. We use that time to talk about what new restaurants or recipes we will try. We use that time to talk about our hopes and dreams for the future. We talk about everything. It is such a special time.

Meals are a great way to become closer and come together as a couple, a family, or to become closer with a friend.

One day we were brainstorming what sounded good for dinner. I have always loved eating Asian food… my parents love it so we ate a ton of different Asian cuisines growing up. Mark, on the other hand, had never tried Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. until me. I think he thought Asian food was only teriyaki chicken or orange chicken over white rice…LOL. One night, Mark went out to eat Thai food with my parents and told me they ordered “some kind of soup” that he loved. VERY DESCRIPTIVE I might add… I assumed it was some sort of coconut curry soup and knew I had to create a recipe to make at home.

This recipe is absolutely delicious! Seriously, one of the best recipes I’ve posted to date! It has a bit of spice and is packed full of flavor.

Thai Coconut Red Curry Soup with Shrimp Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 tsp minced ginger
• 4 tbsp Thai red curry paste
• 2 tbsp sriracha
• 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cans (13.5 oz) full fat or light coconut milk (I prefer light)
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tsp lemongrass or 2 tsp lemon-peel seasoning
• 1/2 tsp salt + additional to taste
• pepper to taste
• 1 broccoli head, chopped into florets
• 1 red pepper, sliced thin

Optional ingredients for serving:

• 1/4 cup chopped scallions
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
• lime wedges
• rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice

Directions:

1. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the coconut oil and add in the onions, ginger and garlic, plus a small pinch of salt. Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the onions start to become translucent. Stir every minute or so, so the onions don’t burn.
2. Meanwhile, combine the coconut milk, chicken broth, fish sauce, sriracha, and lemongrass or lemon-peel in a small bowl. Whisk until any lumps in the coconut milk are broken up. Set aside.
3. When the onions are translucent (about 5-6 minutes), stir in the curry paste until all clumps are broken up (about 30 seconds); then, stir in the coconut mixture. Turn the heat to medium-low and allow the flavors to combine for about 5 minutes.
4. Stir in your red pepper and broccoli, turn the heat down to a simmer, and cook for at least 5-10 minutes.
5. Taste to adjust salt and pepper. Finally, add the shrimp (or your protein of choice) in about 5-10 minutes before you are about to serve. The shrimp will cook very quickly and you want to make sure it doesn’t overcook.
6. Assemble your soup bowls: Ladle the curry soup with broccoli and peppers into each bowl, and if you like, scoop some jasmine rice, cauliflower rice, or quinoa in the middle of the soup. Garnish each bowl with chopped cilantro, scallions, and a slice of lime (to be squeezed over the whole thing)! YUM!

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